The first night of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour was a hoedown and “Alien Superstar” extravaganza.During the concert at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28, the Grammy-award-winning artist not only performed her hits from “Cowboy Carter,” but she sprinkled in some songs from her seventh studio album, “Renaissance.”The crowd cheered as the beat from her single, “I’m That Girl,” took over the stadium. In true Beyoncé fashion, the revived number kicked off when she stepped out of robotic armor. “Welcome back to the ‘Renaissance,’ y’all,” she said. “I love you.”While the “Renaissance World Tour” was known for everything silver and chrome, for the “Cowboy Carter Tour,” the singer seems to be ushering in a new golden era.i’m not over the fact that she really redid the first few songs of the RENAISSANCE act from RWT… DO YOU KNOW HOW INSANE THIS IS FOR THE STORY???? IT’S LITERALLY A PARALLEL UNIVERSE. pic.twitter.com/KUZbmdN4ED— SEEN BY BEYONCÉ! (@aliensgroove) April 29, 2025Released in 2022, “Renaissance” earned Beyoncé four Grammys, including best dance/electronic music album, making her the most decorated artist in the awards’ history. She later announced that the album was the first part of a three-act project, making “Cowboy Carter” the second.’Cowboy Carter’ tour: Beyoncé shares sweet moments onstage with daughters Blue Ivy, Rumi’This Ain’t A Country Tour’Beyonce accepts the award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for “Renaissance” during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 5, 2023.The nearly three-hour concert marked Beyoncé’s first of 32 stadium shows on her “Cowboy Carter” tour. The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe, with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26.Through her genre-bending performance, Beyoncé reinforced the statement printed on her merchandise: “This Ain’t A Country Tour, It’s A Beyoncé Tour.” Thirty-nine songs made the set list, and that’s counting mash-ups as only one singular song.Although the songstress is known for making tweaks throughout her tour dates, here is a list of the “Renaissance” songs she performed, or that were played, during Night One:”America Has a Problem””Move””Summer Renaissance””Cuff It “”Thique””All Up In Your Mind””I’m That Girl””Cozy””Alien Superstar””Church Girl””Heated””My House” (Not on the official album, but was released as a single during the “Renaissance” era)Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Night 1 of Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour included ‘Renaissance’ hits
